Knife incident leads to indoor pot grow

LAKESIDE  A man who reportedly displayed a knife Friday night at a bar unwittingly led sheriff's deputies to an indoor marijuana grow and hash oil lab in Lakeside, authorities said Saturday.

About 8:30 p.m., deputies responded to reports of a knife-wielding man at the Renegade Bar off Olde Highway 80, deputies said.

By the time deputies arrived, the man had left the bar, but they ran his license plate, which was registered to a house on Cimbria Way in Lakeside.

Deputies drove to the residence and stopped the vehicle on its way to the home.

The driver, Kendra Ruiz, 38, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and her passenger, Brian Ruiz, 44, was arrested on suspicion of possessing concentrated cannabis, deputies said.

Deputies searched the man's cell phone, which showed evidence of an indoor marijuana grow at the residence.

An outside perimeter check by deputies showed the front windows of the house and around the garage were boarded up. They also said they heard fans running from inside of the garage and smelled marijuana coming from inside the home.

Deputies obtained a search warrant and discovered a marijuana grow and honey oil lab inside the house. Honey oil, or hash oil, is the concentrated liquid extracted from marijuana. Its use has grown in popularity in recent years.

Deputies said Brian Ruiz was jailed on additional charges of cultivation and possession of drugs for sales and felony child endangerment. Kendra Ruiz was jailed on drug and chlid endangerment charges. Authorities did not release details related to the endangerment charges.